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was imparted to him as it is to                                  By the same token, we

        us all.                                                   have a dear friend that was
                                                                  diagnosed with multiple
               Now, while I know that

        not all healings are visibly                              cancers and was also told he
        manifested immediately, we                                was going to die. There was

        must never leave room for                                 nothing they could do for him.
        doubt. The meaning of doubt is                            His response was “that is not
        to have a feeling of uncertainty                          what I believe.” See, he got into

        or lack of conviction, to be in                           the Word and understood the
        fear or to be afraid.                                     principals of faith and healing,
                                                                  choosing to believe what God
               True faith doesn’t look at                         said over what man said. He
        the physical evidence, it looks                           was given months that has now

        at the spiritual promise. The                             gone into four years, and he is
        fact is, if the Bible says it will                        showing no signs of slowing
        happen, then it will happen, if                           down. His story has been a

        we believe. The Bible is full of                          great witness to a countless
        if’s and that is a big one. “IF”                          number of people, including

        we believe.                                               several doctors.

               I think all too often we                                  No where in the New

        look at the physical evidence of                          Testament do we see anyone
        the person’s body being weak or                           asking God to heal or deliver
        crippled, instead of looking at                           someone from a demonic spirit,

        God’s promise they will be                                but rather we see them
        restored.                                                 commanding it. Why? Because


               We had a friend who was                            sickness and demonic spirits
        diagnosed with cancer and the                             are the work of the Satan.

        doctors gave them only a short                                   In Acts 10:38 we are told,
        time to live. We talked to them                           “You know of Jesus of
        about God’s healing ability, and                          Nazareth, how God anointed

        they said, “I know, but the                               Him with the Holy Spirit and
        doctors say I’m going to die.”                            with power, and how He went

        Guess what? They died. They                               about doing good and healing
        believed the physical evidence                            all who were oppressed by the

        was greater than the spiritual                            devil, for God was with Him.”
        promise.
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